Brea · Orange County

Schools in Brea

Brea’s 6 public elementary schools run from the 65th to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 6 schools

from 65th to 94th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Olinda Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
  • Mariposa Elementary: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Falcon Academy of Science and Technology: 86th percentile, Strong
  • Brea Country Hills Elementary: 81st percentile, Strong
  • Laurel Elementary Magnet School of Innovation and Career Exploration: 72nd percentile, Solid
  • Arovista Elementary: 65th percentile, Solid
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4Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 91st · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Brea Junior High: 91st percentile, Strong
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0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

High · 1 school

at 79th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Brea Olinda High: 79th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Brea

9 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Brea score highest?

Olinda Elementary is highest, at the 94th percentile.

That’s higher than 94 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Brea

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Brea elementary school had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Brea stand?

Brea Junior High is at the 91st percentile.

That’s higher than 91 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Brea.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Brea stand?

Brea Olinda High is at the 79th percentile.

That’s higher than 79 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Brea.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

1 high school not ranked statewide

6 private schools have a Brea address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Brea rank highest?

Elementary: Olinda Elementary, 94th percentile (Strong). Middle: Brea Junior High, 91st percentile (Strong). High: Brea Olinda High, 79th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Brea decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Brea good?

Brea’s 6 public elementary schools run from the 65th to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Strong and 2 Solid. Brea has one public middle school we score, Brea Junior High, at the 91st percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. Brea has one public high school we score, Brea Olinda High, at the 79th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Brea compare with California?

The average Brea elementary school had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Brea address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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